Chinese Character 定 Meanings and components.

Form

定

Meaning

定 meaning[3] in English

To Set.

To Fix.

To Determine.

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Main Components

By analyzing its shape, the hanzi[2] character 定 can be seen as a composition of 2 main shapes where their meanings are 'roof' radical in … (宀) , and (𤴓)

Its radical[1] is: 宀 (mian2) which means: 'Roof' Radical In Chinese Characters (Kangxi Radical 40), Occurring In 家, 定, 安 Etc, See Also 寶蓋|宝盖[Bao3 Gai4], .宀mian2'roof' radical …

In cangjie it is written with JMYO

How to write 定

To write定ding4to set you should write a combination of 宀mian2'roof' radical … , 𤴓ya3 arranged in a 吕 shape:

宀 + 𤴓 = 定

定 Stroke Order

The order of the strokes to write 定 should be followed in this specific way.

Components Tree

The composition tree, or the characters that form each component of 定, looks as follow:

定
Pinyin:ding4 Shape:吕
Meaning[3]: To Set . To Fix . To Determine . To Decide . To Order
宀
Pinyin:mian2
Meaning[3]: 'Roof' Radical In Chinese Characters (Kangxi Radical 40), Occurring In 家, 定, 安 Etc . See Also 寶蓋|宝盖[Bao3 Gai4]
𤴓
Pinyin:ya3

Notes

  • [1] A character's radical: 部bùsection 首shǒuheader Radical

  • [2] Hanzi stands for: 汉hànChinese 字zìCharacter

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